Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates21 July 1970
Medalists
gold medal George Puce   Canada
silver medal Les Mills   New Zealand
bronze medal Bill Tancred   England
Athletics at the 1970 British
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 mile walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's discus throw event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

Results

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Puce  Canada 59.02
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Les Mills  New Zealand 57.84
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bill Tancred  England 56.68
4 Arthur McKenzie  England 55.34
5 Zigurd Stauts  Canada 55.20
6 Robin Tait  New Zealand 53.82
7 Joe Antunovich  New Zealand 53.50
8 Mike Cushion  England 51.34
9 Mike Lindsay  Scotland 50.94
10 Dave Steen  Canada 50.64
11 John Walters  Wales 48.06
12 Yovan Ochola  Uganda 44.98
13 Imbert Roberts Saint Lucia 37.28
Praveen Kumar  India DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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